– For many generations of fans a dream comes true. We are taking a big step so that we can go back to the times when our club was in Ekstraklasa. And there is no good club without good background. The current stadium at ul. Oleska does not fulfill its function, so we want the new facility to be the pride of the entire Opole region – said the president of Opole, Arkadiusz Wiśniewski, quoted by “”.
About the fact that Odra will have a new stadium when 19 councilors supported the budget correction. Then it was left to wait for the signing of the relevant contracts with the contractor, i.e. with Mirbud SA, which happened last week. It was Mirbud SA, which built the Opolski Park Sportu in May and is now implementing two other stadium projects in Płock (Wisła) and Łódź (ŁKS), that presented the cheapest offer.
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it amounts to nearly PLN 160 million net, i.e. over PLN 200 million gross. The city that prefers to use the first amount, because Zakład Komunalny is to be responsible for the construction of the arena, which, as a company, can then apply for a tax refund, obtained 100 million from the sale of shares in the company Wodociągi i Kanalizacja. The rest is to be covered by the credit taken.
– Due to the deteriorating economic situation in the country, next year will be difficult for the city’s budget. However, we hope that this trend will change. It should also be remembered that the construction of a new stadium is a project for the present and future times, because it is not measured only for today or for the next five years, but it will be a facility that will serve the inhabitants of Opole for the next 20, 30 or 40 years – emphasizes Wiśniewski.
“We all want a strong Oder”
The new stadium is to be built on Północna Street near the Sports Center, where the players of the Odra River train on a daily basis. It is to be built by the end of 2024 and meet the requirements of class III according to. A two-story building with changing rooms and conference rooms will also be adjacent to the stadium, and the stands will accommodate 11.6 thousand. viewers.
– Dreams are turned into facts before our eyes. We all want a strong Odra River, which will bring glory not only to the city, but also to the entire Opole region. Since we will have infrastructure at the level of the league, why not fight for our club to return to the top-class games in the future – says Tomasz Lisiński, president of the first league Odra, whose construction of the new stadium will start next spring.
Source: Sport
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